The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state is set to spill over into the party’s congress with aggrieved party members against Governor Seyi Makinde ready to hold a parallel congress.
This became apparent with the disclosure that the aggrieved Oyo PDP members have also purchased nomination forms for all 33 local government areas of the state and have begun submitting them to the National Secretariat of the party.
Alhaji Bisi Olopoeyan, who is among those speaking for the aggrieved party members, affirmed that they were also PDP members and had got forms for all the 33 local government areas of the state.
This move comes just as the Kunmi Mustapha leadership of the Oyo PDP disclosed, last week, that Governor Seyi Makinde had purchased all nomination forms for party members across the 33 local government areas of the state.
Speaking on the apparent parallel congress in the state, Olopoeyan argued that parallel congresses were nothing new, noting that Governor Seyi Makinde emerged as a candidate of the party from a parallel congress.
Olopoeyan held that the two divides in the party were extending to the congress because there had been no development since the Senator Bukola Saraki reconciliation committee visited the state and gave an August mandate for the resolution of the issues.
Olopoeyan said: “Since SenatorBukola Saraki reconciliation committee visited, the governor has done nothing. So, everyone remains on his or her own lane and we have also gone to purchase forms.
“We are all PDP members and have got forms for all the 33 local government areas of the state. In fact, all forms have been shared and we are already returning them to the National Secretariat in Abuja.
“Parallel congress is allowed. Even for the current Oyo governor, parallel congress was done.
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